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So @fellyconnelly and I got a Wii. Ralphie hates it. He barks and growls and hides under the couch. I don't get it. He usually doesn't pay too much attention to the TV but even when he does he just tends to cock his head, stare, and lose interest in seconds. But not with the Wii. And it's mostly when the Miis are on the screen. Weird.

I went to the gynecologist today. Don't worry, I won't talk about it. But I did want to mention the little packet I got about Guardisil. This is the HPV vaccine that there are commercials for. But this little packet comes with headphones and an audio player so you can listen to "a girl like you" talk about her experiences. Really? What happened to reading? There is an on/off button, and play/pause button and sound adjustment, and it is all just a little larger than a credit card. A little thicker obviously, but compact nonetheless. Strange indeed.

I also have to take an antibiotic. No Alcohol for like 9 days. Seriously?

Grumble.

I have taken back my not so nice things i said about the job i am now working. I have a lot of respect for people who do this kind of work. I know and love many people who work in this field. I also have a lot of respect for babysitters, although i do not wish to conflate the two.
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  1. janelle ·

    Heritage Centers just this week put a hiring freeze in place because of state budget problems. There's a 2 million dollar budget gap in the state OMRDD budget and of course that impacts us. So the agency probably froze the position that was paying 13.30 and replaced it with the other position that pays 9.30. I'm really sorry you had your time wasted, but I can assure you that they weren't trying to screw you over or play a trick. It's hard times here right now. I would recommend not applying at any DD or MH social service agency at this time. Every agency is in the same boat due to the state budget problems.

    Because of state requirements, certain social service positions in the DD field may require a bachelors degree. But the state doesn't provide the agencies with the funds to pay a decent wage to someone with a bachelors degree. Ridiculous, isn't? I get enough pay that I'm comfortable, but I am far from sufficiently compensated given my experience, years as a supervisor and masters degree.

    Meanwhile, the state pays their own state OMRDD workers much better than the workers in comparable positions in non-profit agencies and provides the state workers with cost of living adjustments while not passing on any additional funds to non profit agencies so they can give their workers COLAs. It's harder to get the job with the state though. Civil service test, waiting, paperwork.

  2. imk2 ·

    speaking of the gynecologist...in one of my women's studies classes we had to attend a live gynecological exam. apparently women don't know what their cervix looks like and this was an opportunity to find out. of course you did have the option to opt out if you were really grossed out. but i don't know how they got that approved through UB's planning dept? even it is the women's studies dept, it still seems a little out there. no?

  3. james ·

    The Gynecologist is also a horrible, terrible, totally worth watching so you can tell your friends what a train wreck you just witnessed exploitation movie.

  4. leetee ·

    @janelle is so right. State work is hard to come by. Often, you have to know someone. Least, that is how it seems to me. I do find it funny, in a sad sorta way, how many overtime calls i get, but yet there is a hiring freeze. Make sense? No.

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